Who Wore What at MET GALA 2023
The monsoon’s combined power with a western disturbance continued to bear down on northern India, causing more deaths as well as widespread landslides and flooding in the plains and mountains. The Beas, Satluj and other rivers were swollen and swiftly flowing, sweeping down houses and parked cars as well as submerging cities, villages, and large areas of cropland.
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the chief minister of the hardest-hit Himachal Pradesh, reported that death of 17 people since Friday, and that the estimated cost of damage to both public and private property had now surpassed Rs 4,000 crore.
The infrastructure, including highways, power transformers, electric sub-stations, and multiple water supply systems, has suffered extensive damage as a result of the relentless torrential rain. 4,686 transformers, according to officials, were destroyed, leaving hundreds of villages in the dark.
On Monday, a section of the Manali-Leh national highway collapsed, cutting off access to Lahaul-Spiti district and Ladakh via road. About 300 tourists and locals who are stuck in the Lahaul-Spiti and Kullu areas are being evacuated using helicopters.
Due to six reported fatalities during the pilgrimage, the Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra has been suspended till the weather doesn’t improve. Rail lines, interstates, bridges, and power plants all throughout Haryana have suffered serious damage as a result of the recent rain.
Due to landslides and flooding on the tracks, about 50 trains on various routes, including Kalka-Shimla, Chandigarh-Ambala, Ambala-Saharanpur, Chandigarh-Morinda, and Nangal-Una, have either been cancelled or diverted.
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